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Patent GB-2407557-A (GB)
Title: Portable open fronted receptacle for garden and industrial matter
Inventor: CHAPMAN JOHN
IPC: A47L13/52
Filed: 2003-10-28
Abstract: A portable utility receptacle, particularly for garden and industrial matter, such as leaves, fruit, bricks, mortar and garden or building debris, has a near rectangular floor 1 and three walls 2, 3, 4, leaving one edge 9 of the floor exposed to receive matter. Two of the side walls 2, 3 on either side of the exposed edge 9 have handles which may be in the form of rails 6 extending from the back wall 4 to almost half way along the side wall or may be a curved lip protrusion extending outwards from the side walls. A handle 11 may be provided in the rear wall for use when the receptacle is empty. The walls may be inclined outwards from the floor enabling nesting of receptacles. The underside of the floor may be reinforced by a lattice of cross-connected elements (5, fig 2).
Patent GB-2407985-A (GB)
Title: Intravascular occlusion device
Inventor: HENDERSON ROBERT ANTHONY
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 2003-11-13
Abstract: An inflatable medical occlusion device 4, particularly for intra cardiac septal defects comprises at least one disc portion 6, 8 attached to a neck portion 12, each of which at least one disc portions comprises a deformable fabric disc mounted on an inflatable support made from a non-compliant biocompatible material and having one or more inflation ports, sealable for sealing the inflatable support in an inflated configuration. A delivery system for delivering a device of this type includes a retractable sheath 2; the inflatable medical occlusion device and detachable means for locating the device in a desired location and inflating the inflatable supports via the at least one inflation port.
Patent GB-2407986-A (GB)
Title: Male urinary incontinence device
Inventor: STIMPSON PHILIP
IPC: A61F5/48
Filed: 2003-11-15
Abstract: A male urinary incontinence device 10 comprises an annular housing 4, on the internal circumference of which 12 are provided two inwardly projecting flanges 14,16 formed from an elastomeric material and arranged substantially diametrically opposed to each other, at least one of said flanges 16 being radially moveable between an open position and at least one inwardly displaced position. The radially moveable flange 16 may be held in the displaced position by a ratchet mechanism 28,30,32,34.
Patent GB-2416017-A (GB)
Title: An engine belt drive system
Inventor: HALL KEITH GORDON
IPC: F16H7/08
Filed: 2004-05-12
Abstract: There is provided an idler pulley assembly 20 for use in a belt drive system (10, fig 1) on an internal combustion engine and which comprises an idler pulley 13 rotatably mounted on a spindle 21 which in turn is fixedly mounted on a support 22 capable of rotation about an axis off-set from the spindle axis. There is also provided a method of fitting a drive belt to a drive belt system including the idler pulley assembly. In said method, the drive belt is located around other pulleys, the support 22 is moved to a first rotational position which minimises the distance between pulleys and enables the drive belt to be located on the idler pulley 13, the belt then being tensioned by rotation of the support 22.
Patent GB-2413955-A (GB)
Title: Shower and dryer
Inventor: MCDERMOTT JOHN
IPC: E03C1/05
Filed: 2004-05-13
Abstract: A unit comprises a shower and air dryer that allows the user to be completely dry before leaving the shower. Preferably the user's body is dried by jets of controlled hot air which are positioned all around the unit. The jets of hot air may be directed to the head, upper body or lower body. The unit can also act as a sauna, steam and therapy room. The shower and drier can be digitally controlled allowing the shower and drier to be programmed in the correct temperature and duration of the program eg. allowing the temperature of the jets to drop to acclimatize the user to the temperature in the surrounding room or allow the option for cold water to be released from the shower after a sauna session. The unit can also clean the user's feet by spraying them with chemically treated water. The unit may have non-slip floor, a minor, a fold away seat, a light and a built in sound system to allow a radio or CD's to be played.
Patent GB-2415139-A (GB)
Title: Suction device for unblocking nasal passages
Inventor: SHAH SUBI SABAHAT
IPC: A61M1/00
Filed: 2004-06-17
Abstract: A self-contained, hand-held suction device which removes mucus from the nasal passages of infants and children. Preferably the device is made in one piece to minimise the risk of air entering the tubing and maximise the suction capability. The device may be disposable or biodegradable and may be made from suitable materials and in suitable dimensions to operate safely and effectively. The device may be in the form of a pipette with a bulbous end A which may be compressed prior to use to create a vacuum and a tubular end B for insertion into the nostrils. Mucus may be sucked into the device by slowly releasing the bulbous end A.
Patent GB-2405273-A (GB)
Title: A delayed clock signal generator using interpolation between delayed clock phases and compensating for interpolator and selector delay
Inventor: KIM JIN-HAN
IPC: G06F1/06
Filed: 2004-08-04
Abstract: A clock delay circuit comprises a delay line 200 and a set of phase detectors 401-420 to identify the delay tap which provides a half-cycle delay of the input clock from generator 100. The number of delay stages corresponding to the half cycle tap is then halved to determine the tap to be selected by 700 for a quarter-cycle clock delay. Even if the resultant number of taps is not a whole number such as 2 or 3, but is instead a fractional number such as 2.5, the arrangement is able to provide a correctly delayed output because the delay line taps are interpolated by circuits 601-620 to provide integral and half-integral delay outputs. The select signal input to selector 700 may be adjusted to compensate for delay in the interpolators and the selector (figure 6). The circuit responds faster than a PLL or DLL, does not need an integrated capacitor, and is not subject to jitter. Size, speed, and power consumption are improved.
Patent GB-2417479-A (GB)
Title: Metering valves for pressurised dispensing containers
Inventor: TWYMAN PAUL
IPC: B65D83/14
Filed: 2004-08-26
Abstract: A metering valve for use with a pressurised dispensing container, the metering valve comprising a valve stem assembly 11 co-axially slidable within an annular metering chamber 13 defined between the valve stem assembly and a substantially cylindrical chamber body 12, the metering valve further comprising an outer seal 17 extending between the valve stem assembly and the chamber body to seal off an outer duct of the valve stem assembly from the metering chamber when the valve stem assembly is in a non-dispensing position and an inner seal 18 extending between the valve stem assembly and the chamber body. The valve stem assembly comprising a straight, central passage 24 extending from an open inner end of the valve stem assembly to a mid-point of the valve stem assembly located longitudinally within the metering chamber. The valve stem assembly further comprises at least two elongated openings 40 in a wall of the valve stem assembly to allow radially-directed flow between an exterior of the valve stem assembly and the central passage, the elongated openings being located to extend either side of the inner seal when the valve stem assembly is in the non-dispensing position.
Patent GB-2417980-A (GB)
Title: Cash register guard
Inventor: HART PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: E05G7/00
Filed: 2004-09-01
Abstract: A guard (50) comprises a back panel (53) and two side panels (54, 55) which in use surround a cash register (52). Preferably the guard further has a top (56) and base (59). The side panels may slope towards the base at an open front part of the guard, the top extending forwards only partway along each side panel. Preferably the guard is made from transparent plastics and is of integral form. The base may include means (60) to secure a cash register thereto and a lip (68) to prevent a cash register from being pulled forwards out of the guard.
Patent GB-2403249-A (GB)
Title: Stabiliser,jetting and circulating tool
Inventor: TELFER GEORGE
IPC: E21B17/10
Filed: 2003-04-03
Abstract: A downhole tool (10) for use in oil and/or gas well bores. The tool has a tubular body (20) and a sleeve (22) including stabiliser blades (30). The tool is ball (76), activated, weight activated or hydraulically activated to selectively jet fluid from the body through jetting ports (44A, 44B, 44C) on the blades. Thus the tool provides the features of a stabiliser, cleaning tool and circulation tool in-one.
Patent GB-2407143-A (GB)
Title: Rotary damper
Inventor: HAYASHI KEN
IPC: F16F9/14
Filed: 2004-10-05
Abstract: A rotary damper includes a housing; a viscous fluid filled in the housing; a rotor disposed inside the housing and having a shaft part partially protruding from the housing and a resistance part provided on the shaft part for moving in the viscous fluid inside the housing; and a seal member for sealing between the shaft part and the housing to prevent leakage of the viscous fluid. The rotary damper further includes a first sloping part provided on an upstream side of the rotating resistance part and having a distance relative to an inner surface of the housing gradually decreasing toward a downstream side; and a second sloping part provided on a downstream side of the rotating resistance part and having a distance relative to the inner surface of the housing gradually increasing toward a downstream side.
Patent GB-2409619-A (GB)
Title: Communication data analysis system
Inventor: PULLEN SHAUN KEVIN
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 2004-12-20
Abstract: In a highly structured communication system for use in tactical military data links such as Link 11, defined by a NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG), messages containing information such as identifiers of the type of vehicle or participating unit and their speed, bearing or altitude are decoded and analysed using a toolkit which reduces the need for manual live testing and assessment by a human operator. The toolkit checks both a message level (52) which identifies the type of data and in the 48-bit frame, and the field level (54) which relates to the data values themselves via a STANAG database (56) and an Implan (Message Implementation Plan) database (58), and issues an alert (66) if the data does not comply with the predetermined standard or protocol. The databases list all possible messages (eg. a finite number of different vehicles or units) and the particular data values associated therewith (eg. finite, discrete values of altitude for messages from aircraft), and so eg. an hour value of greater than 24 or a ship having an altitude value would display an alert. The first 4 bits of each message (bits 00-03 in fig. 2) are the message number (MN) which dictates how the other 44 bits should be decoded, and filters (80-92, Fig. 5) can ensure that only a subset of messages are analysed.
Patent GB-2418672-A (GB)
Title: Hydrogen generator for Fuel Cell
Inventor: TURPIN MARK CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H01M8/04
Filed: 2005-01-17
Abstract: A reciprocating pyrolyser operates cyclically on a hydrocarbon fuel, an oxidant and a purge gas. During pyrolysis a hydrocarbon fuel is decomposed at high temperature to yield a carbon deposit and hydrogen for supply to a fuel cell. After some period of operation the gas supply is switched to an oxidant whereby the carbon is oxidised to carbon monoxide and is used as a combustible fuel to heat the pyrolyser and to provide a heat output. When the carbon supply is exhausted the pyrolyser is purged, with an oxygen free gas, to remove all oxide traces and operation as a pyrolyser is resumed. The hydrogen output from the pyrolyser is uncontaminated by carbon oxides and this greatly simplifies use as a fuel gas for low temperature fuel cell systems.
Patent GB-2406195-A (GB)
Title: Perturbation effect recognition in a biological system
Inventor: CONLEY EDWARD CLARKE
IPC: G01N33/50
Filed: 2003-07-28
Abstract: Systems for profiling the effect of perturbations in a biological system comprising means for recording signals from a sample of the biological system, means for applying a perturbation to said sample and means for comparing signals able to compare signals from said sample before said perturbation is applied to said sample with signals from said sample after said perturbation has been added to said sample. Methods for using said systems are also described.
Patent GB-2424635-A (GB)
Title: Sauce bottle with two or more compartments
Inventor: LEESE WAYNE
IPC: B65D1/04
Filed: 2005-03-30
Abstract: A sauce bottle 1 has two or more internal compartments 3 or chambers separated by vertical partitions. The dispensing outlets for each chamber may be provided with independent caps 2 or all outlets may be provided with a single cap. The sauces contained within each compartment may be dispensed at the same time or separately.
Patent GB-2425485-A (GB)
Title: Shape memory stent producing non planar, swirling flow
Inventor: CARO PROFESSOR COLIN
IPC: A61F2/86
Filed: 2005-04-29
Abstract: A method of making a stent is described such that, when placed in the human body, it defines flow following a non-planar curve e.g. swirl or helical flow. The stent production method comprises providing a tubular, hollow shape memory material structure 6, modifying the structure such that it forms a non-planar curve (see Figure 3), heating the structure so that the shape is memorised, and cooling the resulting stent. Before heating, the shape of the shape memory structure may modified by winding it around a mandrel tool 2 having a helical groove 4. A sleeve 8 may serve to constraint the structure 6 before heating in an inert (argon) atmosphere to 500 degrees C, followed by rapid cooling at 20 degrees C; further cooling to below 5 degrees C allows the finished stent to be manipulated into a collapsed state for delivery.
Patent GB-2413696-A (GB)
Title: Mass spectrometer
Inventor: DENNY RICHARD
IPC: G01N30/86
Filed: 2005-05-03
Abstract: A mass spectrometer and a method of spectrometry are disclosed wherein liquid chromatography mass spectral data from two or more samples are probabilistically clustered on the basis of mass to charge ratio and retention time. Application to the analysis of peptide ions is described. The data may represent mass or mass-charge ratio, together with elution time, hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, migration time or chromatographic retention time.
Patent GB-2427766-A (GB)
Title: Muliti voltage connector for cash base unit
Inventor: DUNCAN VIVIAN F
IPC: G07G1/00
Filed: 2005-06-27
Abstract: Cash base units commonly have a lid or drawer opening mechanism which is operated by a solenoid. A point-of sale unit or cash register controls the firing of the solenoid. Different voltages may be used depending on the point-of sale unit. A cash base unit of the invention has a solenoid, an electrical connector between the solenoid and an external connector, and circuitry associated with the electrical connector which is capable of receiving a plurality of voltages and which adapts the received voltage to the operating voltage of the solenoid. The connector may be an RJ45 connector. The input voltages may be adapted by resistors on specific terminals of the connector.
Patent GB-2412440-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for LWD shear velocity measurement
Inventor: TANG XIAO MING
IPC: G01V1/48
Filed: 2004-01-08
Abstract: Array quadrupole data obtained in a LWD environment are processed to determine the shear velocity of an earth formation taking into account dispersion effects caused by the logging tool. When this processing is done in an azimuthally anisotropic formation, the shear velocity that is obtained is the slow shear velocity. When 4C (cross-dipole) data are also obtained, then both the fast and slow shear velocities of an azimuthally anisotropic formation can be obtained.
Patent GB-2412813-A (GB)
Title: Audio speaker crossover having two or more filter housings
Inventor: PETRONIO JAMES
IPC: H04R1/02
Filed: 2004-01-09
Abstract: A crossover assembly is, provided for connection in an audio system including an amplifier and two or more transducers. The crossover assembly includes a tweeter filter assembly and a woofer filter assembly. The tweeter filter assembly includes a tweeter filter housing, a tweeter filter mounted in the tweeter filter housing, an input port, an output port and a first mechanical connector. The woofer filter assembly includes a woofer filter housing, a woofer filter mounted in the woofer filter housing, an input port, an output port and a second mechanical connector The tweeter and woofer filter assemblies are dockable by interengaging the first and second mechanical connectors and are separable by disengaging the first and second mechanical connectors.
Patent GB-2412047-A (GB)
Title: Device for recovering missing frequency components
Inventor: TAKADA MASASHI
IPC: G10L21/00
Filed: 2005-07-02
Abstract: A band recovering device recovers frequency components lying in a frequency band lost due to band-limitation of a sound signal. The device includes a peak-limiting amplifier for amplifying an input narrow-band signal while preventing the resulting amplified signal from exceeding a maximum amplitude. A peak-limitation detector detects the level of the amplified signal output An amplification controller incrases the amplification factor and/or the amount of amplification of the peak-limiting amplifier in accordance with the level of the amplified signal. A band recovering circuit generates, based on the amplified signal output from the peak-limiting amplifier and input narrow-band signal, a band-recovered signal including the frequency components lying in the missing band.
Patent GB-2418920-A (GB)
Title: Thiophene derivative and electroluminescent element
Inventor: ITOH KIYOSHI
IPC: H01L51/30
Filed: 2005-09-06
Abstract: A thiophene derivative useful for a material for forming an organic positive hole layer of an organic EL element excellent in light emitting efficiency, water resistance or the like, a polymer having the thiophene derivative as a monomer unit, and an organic EL element. The object can be solved by a thiophene derivative represented by the following formula (1), a polymer comprising the thiophene derivative, and an organic EL element, an organic positive hole transporting layer of which comprises the polymer: <EMI ID=1.1 HE=54 WI=47 LX=295 LY=1409 TI=CF> <PC>wherein, each "X" is a halogen atom, which may be same or different from each other; and "R" is an alkyl group.
Patent GB-2432184-A (GB)
Title: Coupling apparatus which decouples in the event of acceleration above a predetermined threshold
Inventor: CHEVALIER JOHN PHILLIP
IPC: E05B53/00
Filed: 2005-11-11
Abstract: A coupling apparatus comprises a first drive cable 21 connected to a latch in a vehicle door, and a second drive cable 25 connected to a door handle. The first and second cables are respectively connected to a coupling catch 27 and inertia lever 31, both housed within an elongate housing 23, with a small gap provided between their respective operative surfaces 281, 311 (Fig. 2a). Under normal conditions, where the acceleration applied to cable 25 by the door handle is below a predetermined threshold, the inertia lever moves longitudinally with respect to the housing, the gap between surfaces 281, 311 is closed and the coupling catch is pulled by the inertia lever, thus transferring drive to cable 21 and operating the latch (Fig. 2b). If the acceleration applied to cable 25 is above the predetermined threshold, such as in the event of a collision, the inertia lever swings as it moves longitudinally in the housing, such that it does not couple with the coupling catch, thus decoupling cables 21 and 25 and preventing operation of the latch (Fig. 2c). The coupling apparatus may also block movement of the actuator when it decouples the cables (Fig. 4b).
Patent GB-2422038-A (GB)
Title: Event quantity measuring instrument
Inventor: KATO KAZUO
IPC: G06M3/00
Filed: 2006-01-06
Abstract: A portable event-quantity measuring instrument includes an event detection unit which senses an event and outputs an event signal; event-quantity counting means for counting the event signal and counting an event quantity, the event-quantity counting means including daily event-quantity counter units each of which daily counts the event quantity, and absolute weekly event-quantity counter units each of which counts the event quantity every absolute week from a specific day of a week until a day before the day concerned of the next week; and event-quantity storing means for readably storing the counted event quantity, the event-quantity storing means including daily event-quantity storage units each of which stores event quantities over plural days, and absolute weekly event-quantity storage units each of which stores event quantities over plural absolute weeks. The instrument may be a pedometer.
Patent GB-2434090-A (GB)
Title: Child vehicle seat with seat belt guide
Inventor: VERTEGAAL HENK
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 2006-02-21
Abstract: A child vehicle seat with at least one seat belt guide 6, the guide being adjustable in at least one direction, preferably the width (horizontal) direction. The seat belt guide may move simultaneously in two directions: vertical and horizontal. Two or more guides may be provided wherein adjustment of one guide causes the adjustment of one or more of the other guides. There may be two guides positioned on each side of the child seat. Various different embodiments are disclosed.
Patent GB-2421379-A (GB)
Title: Impedance transformation ratio control in film acoustically-coupled transformers
Inventor: LARSON JOHN D III
IPC: H03H9/58
Filed: 2004-10-29
Abstract: The film acoustically-coupled transformer, FACT, (400) has decoupled stacked bulk acoustic resonators, DSBARs, (106, 408), a first electrical circuit and a second electrical circuit. Each of the DSBARs has a lower film bulk acoustic resonator FBAR (110), an upper FBAR (120) and an acoustic decoupler (130). The upper FBAR is stacked on the lower FBAR and the acoustic decoupler is located between the FBARs. Each FBAR has opposed planar electrodes (112, 114) and a piezoelectric element (116) between the electrodes. The first electrical circuit interconnects the lower FBARs (110, 450). The second electrical circuit interconnects the upper FBARs (120, 460). The FBARs of one of the DSBARs (408) differ in electrical impedance from the FBARs of another of the DSBARs (106). The FACT has an impedance transformation ratio greater than 1:m<2>, where m is the number of DSBARs. The actual impedance transformation ratio depends on the ratio of the impedances of the FBARs.